Lentibulariaceae - bladderwort family

Mount Desert Island is home to 8 species in 1 genus. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Utricularia (8 species)
      Utricularia cornuta - horned bladderwort (occasional [see note 1 at bottom of page])
      Utricularia geminiscapa - mixed bladderwort (occasional)
      Utricularia gibba - creeping bladderwort (uncommon)
      Utricularia intermedia - flat-leaved bladderwort (occasional)
      Utricularia minor - lesser bladderwort (rare)
      Utricularia purpurea - eastern purple bladderwort (occasional)
      Utricularia radiata - floating bladderwort (occasional)
      Utricularia vulgaris ssp. macrorhiza - greater bladderwort (occasional)

Utricularia (bladderwort)
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Utricularia cornuta (horned bladderwort) - [information to be added]
   
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Utricularia geminiscapa (mixed bladderwort) - [information to be added]

Utricularia gibba (creeping bladderwort) - [information to be added]

Utricularia intermedia (flat-leaved bladderwort) - [information to be added]

Utricularia minor (lesser bladderwort) - [information to be added]

Utricularia purpurea (eastern purple bladderwort) - flowers, bladders, and distant plants:
      
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Utricularia radiata (floating bladderwort) - [information to be added]

Utricularia vulgaris ssp. macrorhiza (greater bladderwort) - [information to be added]

Note:
   1. Frequency designations are from the paper “Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine” by Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in the spring 2005 issue (vol. 107, No. 930) of Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club.